Proof of concept of a self-tightening needle-less suture using a NiTi shapememory alloy

Among surgical procedures,suturing is considered simple.However,in some situations,suturing is not easy or feasible.Here,we present proof of concept of a new self-tightening needle-less suture made of a NiTi alloy.The new device is designed to overcome two demanding steps of traditional suturing:needle introduction and manual knotting.Our novel suture is composed only of a short NiTi wire that is able to change shape by exploiting a thermoelastic phase transition.This shape change is achieved by increasing the temperature from that of the operating room(e.g.,20-22℃)to 32℃using warm water.Suturing consists of two steps:suture introduction,in which the suture is in an open configuration,and shape recovery(i.e.,closed configuration).The closed configuration is maintained at human body temperature thanks to peculiar pseudoelastic properties of the NiTi material.Finally,thermal and functional characterization verified the simplicity and effectiveness of the proposed device.

Improved design of special boundary elements for T-shaped reinforced concrete walls

This study examines the design provisions of the Chinese GB 50011-2010 code for seismic design of buildings for the special boundary elements of T-shaped reinforced concrete walls and proposes an improved design method. Comparison of the design provisions of the GB 50011-2010 code and those of the American code ACI 318-14 indicates a possible deficiency in the T-shaped wall design provisions in GB 50011-2010. A case study of a typical T-shaped wall designed in accordance with GB 50011-2010 also indicates the insufficient extent of the boundary element at the non-flange end and overly conservative design of the flange end boundary element. Improved designs for special boundary elements ofT-shaped walls are developed using a displacement-based method. The proposed design formulas produce a longer boundary element at the non-flange end and a shorter boundary element at the flange end, relative to those of the GB 50011-2010 provisions. Extensive numerical analysis indicates that T-shaped walls designed using the proposed formulas develop inelastic drift of 0.01 for both cases of the flange in compression and in tension.

Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulation of Liquid-Liquid Mixing in a Static Double-T-shaped Micromixer

The laminar flow structure and mixing performance of T-shaped and double-T-shaped micromixers with rectangular cross-section have been investigated using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation. FLUENT software is used to evaluate the mixing efficiency. The numerical simulation results show that the presented double-T-micromixer is highly efficient over T-shaped micromixer. The performance of double-T-micromixer with and without static mixing elements (SME) is also investigated. The enhancement in mixing performance is thought to be caused by the generation of eddies and lateral velocity component when the mixture flows through these elements. Mixing efficiency as higher as 97% is reached within a mixing length of 320 μm downstream from the first T-junction with the enhancement of three SMEs.

Static and dynamic responses of a microcantilever with a T-shaped tip mass to an electrostatic actuation

In this study, nonlinear static and dynamic responses of a microcantilever with a T-shaped tip mass excited by electrostatic actuations are investigated. The electrostatic force is generated by applying an electric voltage between the horizontal part of T-shaped tip mass and an opposite electrode plate. The cantilever microbeam is modeled as an Euler-Bernoulli beam. The T-shaped tip mass is assumed to be a rigid body and the nonlinear effect of electrostatic force is considered. An equation of motion and its associated boundary conditions are derived by the aid of combining the Hamilton principle and Newton’s method. An exact solution is obtained for static deflection and mode shape of vibration around the static position. The differential equation of nonlinear vibration around the static position is discretized using the Galerkin method. The system mode shapes are used as its related comparison functions. The discretized equations are solved by the perturbation theory in the neighborhood of primary and subharmonic resonances. In addition, effects of mass inertia, mass moment of inertia as well as rotation of the T-shaped mass, which were ignored in previous works, are considered in the analysis. It is shown that by increasing the length of the horizontal part of the T-shaped mass, the amount of static deflection increases, natural frequency decreases and nonlinear shift of the resonance frequency increases. It is concluded that attaching an electrode plate with a T-shaped configuration to the end of the cantilever microbeam results in a configuration with larger pull-in voltage and smaller nonlinear shift of the resonance frequency compared to the configuration in which the electrode plate is directly attached to it.

Influence of the Inclination Angle on Mixed Convection and Heat Transfer in a“T”Shaped Double Enclosure

The effect of the tilt angle on mixed convection and related heat transfer in a“T”shaped double enclosure with four heated obstacles on the bottom surface is numerically investigated.The considered obstacles are constantly kept at a relatively high(fixed)temperature,while the cavity’s upper wall is cooled.The finite volume approach is used to solve the mass,momentum,and energy equations with the SIMPLEC algorithm being exploited to deal with the pressure-velocity coupling.Emphasis is put on the influence of the tilt angle on the solution symmetry,flow structure,and heat exchange through the walls.The following parameters and related ranges are considered:Rayleigh number 104≤Ra≤5.105,tilt angle 0°≤φ≤90°,Reynolds number 100≤Re≤1000,Prandtl number Pr=0.72,block height B=0.5,opening width C=0.15,and distance between blocks D=0.5.The results reveal different branches of solutions on varying Re andφ.They also show that the symmetry of the solution regarding the P_(2)axis is retained for all cases with no tilt and for values of Re between 100 and 1000.

Water transport through T-shaped carbon nanotubes

The effect of an external charge on water transportation through T-shaped carbon nanotubes is tested by molecular dynamics simulations.The simulation results show that a relatively small charge reduces the water flux through the canbon nanotubes,but a large enough charge prompts the water transportation.This finding may be helpful to biological amplifiers and nanodevices researches.

Stresses due to an adhesion crack in T-shaped junction of two orthotropic plates

The general solution of stresses is derived for a T-shaped junction of two thin plates with an adhesion crack. The plates are orthotropic. A shear force is applied on the crack surface. The analysis is based on the supposition that the stresses in each plate can be approximated by a plane stress condition. The results obtained are verified by numerical calculation of FEM.

Novel Preparation of Magnetic Microcapsules by Using T-Shaped Microchannel Reactor

Traditional preparation of magnetic microcapsules involves cumbersome processes and often results in irregular-shaped products. Due to the stable laminar flow of reaction solution and the moderate reaction conditions, the T-shaped microchannel (T-MC) reactor is supposed to yield microcapsules with regular shape. In this paper, magnetic particles of ferroferric oxide modified by oleic acid (OA-Fe3O4) and dispersed in tetrachloroethylene were used as core material. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) was used as shell material. Magnetic microcapsules were prepared by using a T-MC reactor. Factors that influenced the encapsulated reaction were investigated in details, which included the velocity ratio of aqueous phase to oil phase, the length and the inner diameter of the microchannel. The morphology, composition, and magnetic responsiveness of the magnetic microcapsules were analyzed and characterized by SEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA, and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The results confirmed that magnetic microcapsules prepared by T-MC reactor were regular in shape.

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS WITH T-SHAPED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MESOGENIC UNITS (Ⅱ)

A series of liquid crystalline polymers with T-shaped two-dimensional mesogenic unitswere synthesized via low temperature solution polycondensation of 2-(4'-alkoxy-phenyl)hydroquinone with various diacyl dichlorides. The polymers were found to be nematic andshown thermotropic liquid crystalline behaviors through observations using DSC, polarizedmicroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The melting temperature T_m and the isotropizationtemperature T_i of the polymers change regularly with varying of the monomer structures.

SYNTHESIS OF LIQUID CRYSTALLINE COPOLYESTERS WITH T-SHAPED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MESOGENIC UNIT AND CROWN ETHER CYCLE

A novel series of liquid crystalline copolyesters with T-shaped two-dimensional mesogenic unit and crown ether cycle of cis-4,4′-bis(4-hydroxyphenylazo)dibenzo-18-crown-6 was prepared via solution condensation polymerization from 4,4′-(α,ω-hexanedioyloxy)dibenzoyl dichloride(M_1),2-(4′-ethoxyphenyl)hydroquinone(M_2)and cis-4,4′-bis(4- hydroxyphenylazo)dibenzo-18-crown-6(M_3).The molecular weights of copolyesters are not high,and the intrinsic viscosity [η]of copolyesters ranges from 0.29-0.43.The monomers ...

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTERS WITH T-SHAPED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MESOGENIC UNITS(Ⅲ)

A new series of liquid crystal polyesters with T-shaped two-dimensional mesogenic units weresynthesized by melt polycondensation of the diacetates of 2-(4'-alkoxy -phenyl)-hydroquinones with 4,4'-alkylenedioxydibenzoic acid. The polymers were characterized by using polarized microscopy, DSC and X-ray diffraction. It was realized that all the polymers have nematic thermotropic liquid crystallinecharacteristics. The melting temperature (T_m) and isotropization temperature (T_i) of the polymers changeregularly with varying lengths of the alkoxy side group and the length of the alkylene group in the main chainin company with an even-odd effect. The mesophase temperature range also varies regularly with the polymerstructure. It is shown that the mesophase range has been widened.

CPW Fed Double T-Shaped Array Antenna with Suppressed Mutual Coupling

A compact CPW-fed double T-Shaped antenna is proposed for dual-band wireless local area network (WLAN) operations. For the proposed antenna, the -10 dB return loss bandwidth could reach about 25.5% for the 2.4 GHz band and 5.7 % for the 5 GHz band, which meet the required bandwidth specification of WLAN standard. To reduce the mutual coupling and get high isolation between two dual-band antennas, we proposed the novel electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures. When the EBG structure is employed, a -13dB and -30dB mutual coupling reduction is achieved at 2.4 and 5.2 GHz. It shows that the features of small size, uniplanar structure, good radiation characteristics and small mutual coupling are promising for multi-input multi-output (MIMO) applications.

A method for coastal oil tank detection in polarimetric SAR images based on recognition of T-shaped harbor

To automatically detect oil tanks in polarimetric synthetic aperture radar（SAR） images, a coastal oil tank detection method is proposed based on recognition of T-shaped harbor. First of all, the T-shaped harbor is detected to locate the region of interest（ROI） of oil tanks. Then all suspicious targets in the ROI are extracted by the segmentation of strong scattering targets and the classifier of H/α. The template targets are selected from the suspicious targets by the combination of a proposed circular degree parameter and the similarity parameter（SP） of the polarimetric coherency matrix. Finally, oil tanks are detected according to the statistics of the similarity parameter between each suspicious target and template targets in ROI. Polarimetric SAR data acquired by RADARSAT-2 over Berkeley and Singapore areas are used for testing. Experiment results show that most of the targets are correctly detected and the overall detection rate is close to 80%.The false rate is effectively reduced by the proposed algorithm compared with the method without T-shaped harbor recognition.

A compact frequency selective stop-band splitter by using Fabry Perot nanocavity in a T-shaped waveguide

By utilizing a Fabry–Perot （FP） nanocavity adjacent to T-shaped gap waveguide ports, spectrally selective filtering is realized. When the wavelength of incident light corresponds to the resonance wavelength of the FP nanocavity, the surface plasmons are captured inside the nanocavity, and light is highly reflected from this port. The resonance wavelength is determined by using Fabry–Perot resonance condition for the nanocavity. For any desired filtering frequency the dimension of the nanocavity can be tailored. The numerical results are based on the two-dimensional finite difference time domain simulation under a perfectly matched layer absorbing boundary condition. The analytical and simulation results indicate that the proposed structure can be utilized for filtering and splitting applications.

Optimization of ambipolar current and analog/RF performance for T-shaped tunnel field-effect transistor with gate dielectric spacer

A new T-shaped tunnel field-effect transistor(TTFET) with gate dielectric spacer(GDS) structure is proposed in this paper. To further studied the effects of GDS structure on the TTFET, detailed device characteristics such as current-voltage relationships, energy band diagrams, band-to-band tunneling(BTBT) rate and the magnitude of the electric field are investigated by using TCAD simulation. It is found that compared with conventional TTFET and TTFET with gate-drain overlap(GDO) structure, GDS-TTFET not only has the minimum ambipolar current but also can suppress the ambipolar current under a more extensive bias range. Furthermore, the analog/RF performances of GDS-TTFET are also investigated in terms of transconductance, gate-source capacitance, gate-drain capacitance, cutoff frequency, and gain bandwidth production. By inserting a low-κ spacer layer between the gate electrode and the gate dielectric, the GDS structure can effectively reduce parasitic capacitances between the gate and the source/drain, which leads to better performance in term of cutoff frequency and gain bandwidth production. Finally, the thickness of the gate dielectric spacer is optimized for better ambipolar current suppression and improved analog/RF performance.

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS WITH T-SHAPED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MESOGENIC UNITS

Two series of new liquid crystalline polymers with T-shaped two-dimensional mesogenic units were synthesized by low temperature solution polycondensations of 4-substituted N-2, 5-dihydroxybenzylidene aniline monomers with different diacyl dichlorides. The polymers were found to be nematic and shown liquid crystalline behavior. The melting temperature T-m and the clearing temperature T-i of the polymers change regularly with varying of the monomer structures.

Analysis of the modulation mechanisms of the electric field and breakdown performance in AlGaN/GaN HEMT with a T-shaped field-plate

A novel A1GaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor （HEMT） with a source-connected T-shaped field-plate （ST-FP HEMT） is proposed for the first time in this paper. The source-connected T-shaped field-plate （ST-FP） is composed of a source-connected field-plate （S-FP） and a trench metal. The physical intrinsic mechanisms of the ST-FP to improve the breakdown voltage and the FP efficiency and to modulate the distributions of channel electric field and potential are studied in detail by means of two-dimensional numerical simulations with Silvaco-ATLAS. A comparison to the HEMT and the HEMT with an S-FP （S-FP HEMT） shows that the ST-FP HEMT could achieve a broader and more uniform channel electric field distribution with the help of a trench metal, which could increase the breakdown voltage and the FP efficiency remarkably. In addition, the relationship between the structure of the ST-FP, the channel electric field, the breakdown voltage as well as the FP efficiency in ST-FP HEMT is analyzed. These results could open up a new effective method to fabricate high voltage power devices for the power electronic applications.

尖牙反[牙合]矫治人字形和T形曲组合正畸弓丝矫治力建模

固定矫治技术是治疗牙齿反[牙合]最为有效的矫治手段,主要通过正畸弓丝释放的矫治力来达到反[牙合]矫治中的矫治空间预留、反[牙合]牙齿回收的目的。在牙齿反[牙合]畸形中,尖牙反[牙合]是最为常见的牙齿反[牙合]畸形,常使用人字形和T形组合曲关闭上颌牙列间隙。本文旨在正畸治疗前量化人字形和T形组合曲释放矫治力的情况,为正畸医师提供尖牙反[牙合]矫治的理论参考。分析人字形和T形组合曲的形变过程,将其形变过程分为弹性形变和弹塑性形变两类,并对两种形变下的矫治力微分方程进行了构建,将其释放的矫治力分为闭隙矫治力和倾覆矫治力两种,完成了人字形和T形组合曲理论模型的建立,其次对有限元仿真值与理论值的误差率进行计算,得到闭隙矫治力仿真值与理论值的误差率在0.43%~8.33%之间,倾覆矫治力的仿真值与理论值的误差率在2.13%~9.76%之间,搭建实验测量平台得到了闭隙矫治力实验值与理论值误差率为0%~9.30%、倾覆矫治力实验值与理论值的误差率为0%~9.76%,实验测量数据与理论值具有相同的非线性变化趋势,验证了人字形和T形组合曲理论预测模型的正确性,该模型能帮助医师在治疗前对正畸力进行详细的定量分析,从而为个性化治疗方案的制定提供依据,更好地满足患者需求。

采用T型喷口的喷水推进船模阻力数值模拟

T型喷口是一种附加在喷水推进装置后方,改变水流纵向喷射方向为横向的模型试验装置。该装置只在船体内部流道上产生力的作用,既可反映常规喷口推进船模自航状态下,推进装置的抽吸作用对船尾边界层的影响,又对船身浮态影响很小,仅通过船模阻力试验和获流区PIV测试试验,结合动量通量法换算,可将常规推进船模自航试验中,推进系统对船体阻力的影响分离出来。通过CFD手段,采用流量边界条件法,对某带有T型喷口推进装置的船模阻力性能进行数值模拟,并与模型试验结果进行比较分析。最后,对T型喷口装置的工作原理进行说明。

复合材料T型桁条的VARTM成型工艺研究

采用真空辅助树脂转移成型(VARTM)方法制备机翼T型桁条具有很高的性价比,但是桁条节点处截面特征不利于成型过程树脂的均衡流动。本文针对T型桁条三角区树脂富集而边缘区浸润不足的问题,采用模具拐角三角区纤维填充方法,优化VARTM工艺参数,提高桁条的力学性能。研究了工艺方案对T型桁条各部位厚度均匀性的影响;采用光学显微镜观测桁条微观形貌;采用灼烧法定量分析孔隙率和纤维体积分数;采用万能材料试验机测试桁条力学性能。结果表明,本文纤维填充VARTM工艺成型的T型桁条具备良好的厚度均匀性、较高的纤维体积分数和较低的孔隙率以及良好力学性能,桁条的抗弯能力提高了15.72%,孔隙率低于1%(0.9%)。